Help with dualboot installation and installing applications

[NukemeNow]

This is one of those question...
I dont know where to start!
ok I want to get red of that nag that says you font have enough rights blah blah blah...
another is I want to install some programs such wine
msn and a couple more could someone help me out with these basics. Im pretty tired of watching that XP splash to what I did last night was total HD by formatting 70 of I dont care anymore what it is
to instal linux thanks guys/gals. Plus I wanted to move up a bit. I still need windows xp because I use some programs that Im not usre might not work here so I would appreciate some help with the current partition which is umm *cough* 120 gb drive so far, all for linux. I want to give 40 for windows but I want to have a separate partition for the OS itself therefore its 1 linux partition which is already done 1 C: (for OS) partition and one d: partition for what ever I need. Cudos :D

[NukemeNow]

I just installed Red hat 8.0 and I need to do this right now without reinstalling rh Please I would appreciate it

[mdwatts]

Providing the LNO members with a relevant subject line does help. Uber Newbie... does not really tell us anything about what you will be asking inside the thread. BTW... I edited the subject.


ok I want to get red of that nag that says you font have enough rights blah blah blah...


I'm not sure what you mean by that. ???

If you search around the LNO forums for 'installing software' and 'dualboot' etc. you should find quite a few previous threads that will help.

Have a look throught the NHF's.

[NukemeNow]

Sure, what I meant by that is how can I get rid of the window pop up which tell me that Im not authorized to open a folder. I think its the admin rights. I want to give a user administer rights, if possible.

[sharth]

most of your answers are already answered a ton of times. do a search on here, or at www.tldp.org

It is generally a GOOD idea to not have permissions to everything. there is a user known as root, who does have persmissions to everything. A virus / trojan that gets access to the root account gets the ability to trash your entire system.

gnu parted can re-arrange your partitions for you...

www.winehq.com

read a bit first, it will help you understand quite a bit...

I need to steal fancypiper's signature...

[BigFatJoe]

Originally posted by NukemeNow
Sure, what I meant by that is how can I get rid of the window pop up which tell me that Im not authorized to open a folder. I think its the admin rights. I want to give a user administer rights, if possible.

you're still thinking in Windows Administration. First of all, the only user that has god-like permissions is root, so if you really had to you could run stuff as root. BUT, this is not what any *nix is about:

1. You should not need to access the "restricted" folders/files on a daily basis. Maybe you should read up a bit on how *nix structures everything (find out the purpose of /home /bin /usr /etc /var, etc.)
2. When you DO need to access resticted folders (because you are doing some administrative work - installing programs, etc.) then you can "su" in the terminal to give you a temporary root account in that terminal.
3. The idea behind *nix security - give a user enough power to allow work to be done, but no more than necessary (think of a very short leash).
4. ^I recommend you read up on some stuff through the man pages (in the terminal: "man program_here"). Some things to start you off?

man chmod
man chown
man chgrp

read up also on "gid" and "suid"

lastly, get some good introduction tye manual to linux and linux security to get you started. http://www.tldp.org/ and "RUTE" come to mind.

your newest friend? www.google.com/linux

[NukemeNow]

Thanks alot guys I really appreciate. Its not that hard to get information, but its better to be backed up with information thats a bit more clearer, some of those guides expect you to know something and then they come up with some term or directory that I have no idea what they mean. Im going to check out those links and try my best. thanks again :)

[NukemeNow]

wow Im more than happy now Thanks again :D great guides.!